Król Roger

The opera, King Roger, is the supreme work of Karol Szymanowski, whose creation was finished between 1918-1924. The libretto was written by the composer in collaboration with his distant cousin Jaroslaw Iwaskiewicz, who later became well-known Polish writer. After several visits to Italy and Sicily, Szymanowski was fascinated by their culture and history, as well as the unknown worlds that opened up to him in Mediterranean surroundings.King Roger has been performed in many parts of the world, and the Slavic Season brings the opera to Hungary. The production directed by Anton Korenči is a guest performance by the National Theatre Košice as part of the 10th Theatre Olympics.

Librettist: Karol Szymanowski, Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz
Scenography: Ondrej Zachar
Costume designer: Boris Hanečka
Lighting designer: Farkas Róbert
Director: Anton Korenči

CAST
ROGER: Michał Partyka
ROXANA: Gabriela Hrženjak
EDRISI: Maksym Kutsenko
PASTIER | SHEPHERD: Juraj Hollý
ARCHBISHOP: Michal Onufer
DEACONESS: Myroslava Havryliuk
MLADÝ CHLAPEC | A YOUNG BOY: André Tatarka

Featuring the National Theatre Košice Orchestra
Conductor: Peter Valentovič